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And on that front, Europe has an advantage. Speaking at a global real-estate conference recently, I was struck by a recurring theme: the European continent as a safe haven. Real estate is, of course, a long-term kind of business. Real-estate investors have to have faith in the neighborhoods, cities, countries they’re buying properties in. And as the conference went on, executive after executive returned to Europe as a safe place to do business in because — well, because it’s true. Rule of law is regressing all over the world. According to the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index, nearly…
China is the primary global supplier of parts and components to Europe. Beijing single-handedly exports 47 percent of all the materials needed to construct a final product entering the EU. On May 29th, the European Commission held an internal debate on EU-China relations and manufacturing dependency, as foreign subsidies disturb the market and pose a geopolitical risk. It also reviewed a proposal that could allow companies to buy a maximum of 30% to 40% of their parts from one single country. The remaining 60% to 70% would have to be split across at least three other nations. The plan, targeting…
Thousands of people gathered along Fifth Avenue in New York on Sunday for the city’s annual Israel Day parade. Video showed attendees waving Israeli and American flags as floats, performers and community groups moved through the streets accompanied by music and banners. Political leaders including New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer joined the event, which commemorates the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. Security was visible along the parade route as large crowds lined the avenue. Organisers and participants described the event as a celebration of Jewish identity, culture and community, while families…
By Hannah Brown & Angela Barnes Published on 01/06/2026 – 6:47 GMT+2 When there’s shortages of products on the supermarket shelves, we all begin to panic. But have you ever really considered how they get there, except when a major geopolitical disruption has brought it to our attention? Road transport carries around 80% of Europe’s inland freight and contributes approximately 3.75% to the EU27’s total GDP. But, according to the founder and CEO of the Transport Exchange Group (TEG), Lyall Cresswell, it’s still “probably the largest industry that you don’t really know that much about.” Lyall joined Angela Barnes in the studio for…
Der FDP-Parteitag in Berlin war geprägt von einer überraschenden Ka$mpfabstimmung. Wolfgang Kubicki sichert sich mit knapp 60 Prozent der Stimmen den Sieg, während die Gegenkandidatin Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann fast 40 Prozent der Delegierten hinter sich versammeln kann. Rixa Fürsen beleuchtet, wie diese Wah und der Parteitag die Zerrissenheit der Partei offenlegt. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Helmer Krane, Vizechef der Freien Demokraten in Schleswig-Holstein, zu Gast. Er erklärt seine Unterstützung für Strack-Zimmermann, unter der er Generalsekretär geworden wäre, und verteidigt den parteiinternen Wettbewerb. Gemeinsam mit Rasmus Buchsteiner blickt Rixa zudem auf das Treffen von Friedrich Merz und Hendrik Wüst im sauerländischen Meschede. Wüst hatte…
Published on 01/06/2026 – 7:06 GMT+2•Updated 7:10 Crude prices climbed in early Asian trading on Monday after Israeli troops pushed further into Lebanon over the weekend, fuelling investor fears that the broader Middle East conflict could escalate rather than move towards a peace deal. At the time of writing, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was up 2.88% at $89.88 per barrel, while Brent crude rose 2.43% to $93.33 per barrel. The Israeli advance has taken place despite a nominal ceasefire in place since 17 April and just days before the next round of direct talks between Lebanon and Israel, scheduled…
The starting point for the DNA should be simple: regulation should make space for investment and market-driven innovation. Essentially, we need a genuine telecom omnibus. That means cutting redundant rules rather than adding new layers of complexity. It means moving toward real harmonization across the single market rather than allowing room for national gold plating. Today, the draft DNA proposal removes three reporting obligations while maintaining 17 existing ones and adding an additional 12. Co-legislators can help fix this. On fiber, Europe should embrace a deregulatory approach, as suggested by the Draghi report. Let’s get out of the ‘regulation first’…
The EU is edging closer to one of its most controversial migration policies yet: sending failed asylum seekers to return hubs outside the bloc. Zoya Sheftalovich and Nick Vinocur discuss the latest negotiations over tougher deportation rules, why countries are already exploring potential deals from Albania to Central Asia, and why critics warn the plans could create offshore detention centers. Then: France’s presidential race is drifting toward a scenario that many in Brussels dread, with far-right politician Jordan Bardella and far-left figure Jean-Luc Mélenchon gaining ground as the center splinters. And finally: Brussels wants Europe to build the advanced chips…
Right-wing candidate and Trump ally Aberaldo de la Espriella took the lead in a closely contested first-round presidential vote in Colombia, setting up a runoff with Iván Cepeda, an ally of Colombia’s outgoing President Gustavo Petro. Cepeda won 41% of the vote, while de la Espriella won 44% of the votes, with 99.98% of the results counted by electoral authorities. It was a stronger-than-expected showing for 47-year-old De la Espriella, a pro‑Trump lawyer, singer and clothier who calls himself “The Tiger” and has billed himself as a political norm-smashing outsider. Cepeda is a progressive senator who has promised to carry…
Mélenchon draws much of his support from working-class and immigrant communities, and his critics have condemned him for antisemitism and a “brutalization” of politics. While it would be a major coup for him to reach the second round in 2027, most polls predict he would then lose to Bardella by a landslide. Jean-Luc Mélenchon holds a sign during a protest against the influence of Vincent Bolloré and the far right on culture, in Paris, France on May 30, 2026. | Djoudi Hamani / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images It’s an election landscape that is already bringing the French…